The County of Eyre is one of the 49 cadastral counties of

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. It was proclaimed by Governor

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in 1842 and named for the explorer

Edward John Eyre Edward John Eyre (5 August 181530 November 1901) was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and Governor of Jamaica. Early life Eyre was born in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, shortly before his family moved t ...

. It covers a portion of the state between the Adelaide Hills in the west and the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...

in the east from Robertstown and

Mannum Mannum is a historic town on the west bank of the Murray River in South Australia, east of Adelaide. At the 2016 census, the urban area of Mannum had a population of 2,398. Mannum is the seat of the Mid Murray Council, and is situated in the ...

on the northern boundary to Sedan and Swan Reach on the southern boundary.

Hundreds

The County of Eyre is divided into the following 13

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s: *

Hundred of English The Hundred of English is a cadastral unit of hundred containing all or part of the localities of Brady Creek (also in Hundred of Apoinga), Robertstown (extends into both Hundreds of Apoinga and Bright), Rocky Plain, Geranium Plains (spans h ...

( Robertstown, Point Pass, Australia Plains, Rocky Plain) *

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(

Bower Bower may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Catherine, or The Bower'', an unfinished Jane Austen novel * A high-ranking card (usually a Jack) in certain card games: ** The Right and Left Bower (or Bauer), the two highest-ranking cards in the g ...

, Geranium Plains) *

Hundred of Beatty The Hundred of Beatty, formerly the Hundred of Krichauff is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Murraylands of South Australia spanning the localities of Beatty and Mount Mary. History The hundred was proclaimed in 1883 in the County o ...

( Beatty, Mount Mary) * Hundred of Eba (

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, Morgan) *

Hundred of Neales The Hundred of Neales is a hundred and a locality within the County of Eyre, South Australia The main towns of the hundred are Eudunda Eudunda is a rural town in South Australia, roughly 103 kilometres northeast of Adelaide, established in 18 ...

(

Eudunda Eudunda is a rural town in South Australia, roughly 103 kilometres northeast of Adelaide, established in 1870 after settlers began moving into the area in the 1860s. As of the 2006 census, Eudunda had a population of 640. Eudunda is in the Regio ...

, Neales Flat, Peep Hill, Sutherlands) *

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( Brownlow) *

Hundred of Hay The Hundred of Hay is a hundred within the County of Eyre The County of Eyre is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in 1842 and named for the explorer Edward John Eyre. It covers a po ...

( McBean Pound) *

Hundred of Dutton The County of Eyre is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in 1842 and named for the explorer Edward John Eyre. It covers a portion of the state between the Adelaide Hills in the west an ...

( Dutton, Frankton, Dutton East) *

Hundred of Anna The Hundred of Anna is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia. It contains all or most of the localities of Steinfeld, Annadale and Sandleton and small parts of the localities of Dutton East, Truro and Sedan. It is one of the 16 h ...

( Annadale, Steinfeld, Sandleton) * Hundred of Skurray ( Blanchetown) *

Hundred of Jellicoe The Hundred of Jellicoe (formerly Hundred of North Rhine) is a cadastral hundred in the County of Eyre in South Australia. It is located on the east Mount Lofty Ranges foothills. The Hundred of North Rhine was proclaimed in 1851 but the name wa ...

(

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, Keyneton, Towitta) * Hundred of Bagot (South Australia) ( Sedan) * Hundred of Fisher (

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)

References

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